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Erik Satie archive

Gustavo Dudamel applauds the youngsters of Scotland's Big Noise Orchestra after their Thursday performance in Stirling.

Read Around The Classical Internet: June 22, 2012

June 22, 2012 – Scottish orchestral lads and lasses, Met disclosures and Erik Satie's cuisine blanche.

Can classical music get down and party?

Read From Bach To Satie: Jazz Takes On Classical Jazz24

May 10, 2011 – Can classical music get down and party? Some jazz musicians sure think so. Jazz24

Hooray. It's Elephant Appreciation Day!

Read In Praise Of Pachyderms (And Other Critters): The 'Deceptive Cadence' Puzzler

September 22, 2010 – To mark Elephant Appreciation Day, take a "critter quiz." Match the music to the creature.

Watch Harmonia Mundi Defies The Music Industry Blues

April 19, 2009 – The family-run record label from France withstands industry downturns by trusting the music.

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Read Easy Listening For Uneasy Listeners

October 30, 2008 – Veins in your temples about to pop? Relieve the stress of work with these five soothing songs.

Listen Guitarists Discover Timelessness of Erik Satie

June 8, 2008 – Two performers from separate backgrounds find a common interest in Satie's spare, haunting melodies.

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Listen Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret

November 26, 2007 – The Canadian soprano's new CD, Surprise, features classical cabaret songs.

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Listen Dada on Display at the National Gallery of Art

February 17, 2006 – Dada art--absurd, outrageous, puzzling--is an international art movement inspired by World War I.

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